Check-cashing service robbed of cash

NICHOLASVILLE — Cash was taken during the Monday-morning robbery of Pete's Checking Cashing.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m., a man entered the business at 940 South Main Street, implied that he had a weapon and demanded money. An employee complied, and the robber left on foot, heading north.

Police said no weapon was seen.

The man was described as white, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 150 to 160 pounds, with a thin build and brown and gray curly hair. He wore a gray, zip-up hoodie vest over a gray, long-sleeve shirt, dark pants and dark gloves.